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Puttalam (Sinhala: පුත්තලම, romanized: Puttalama; Tamil: புத்தளம், romanized: Puttaḷam) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by an Urban Council.
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Puttalam පුත්තලම புத்தளம் | |
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  Puttalam පුත්තලම புத்தளம் | |
| Coordinates: 08°02′03″N 79°50′07″E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | North Western |
| District | Puttalam District |
| Divisional Secretariat | Puttalam Division |
| Government | |
| • Type | Puttalam Urban Council |
| • Chairman | Vacant since May 2021.[1] |
| Area | |
| • Town | 25.6 km2 (9.9 sq mi) |
| • Land | 119.0 km2 (45.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Town | 45,511 (Urban Council) |
| • Urban density | 1,778/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 82,443 (Puttalam Division) |
| • Metro density | 471.1/km2 (1,220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone) |
Climate
Under the Köppen climate classification, Pattalam has a tropical savanna climate with a short dry season from June to September and a second dry season from January to March. The wet season is mainly from October to December. Temperatures remain steady throughout the year with little variations in between.
| Climate data for Puttalam (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
37.9 (100.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
36.2 (97.2) |
36.1 (97.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.6 (94.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55 (2.2) |
40 (1.6) |
66 (2.6) |
176 (6.9) |
95 (3.7) |
42 (1.7) |
16 (0.6) |
16 (0.6) |
64 (2.5) |
238 (9.4) |
249 (9.8) |
138 (5.4) |
1,195 (47.0) |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at Daytime) | 70 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 72 |
| Source 1: NOAA [3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Department of Meteorology (records up to 2007)[4]
"Puttalam records from 2007 to 2021" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 26 August 2021. | |||||||||||||
Energy
Seguwantivu Wind Power (Private) Limited an Indian firm invests US$37 million and maintains 25 wind turbines which produce 20 MW s of electricity in Puttalam Seguwantivu region.
Religion
Puttalam is a multi-cultural and multi-religious town. (86%) of Puttalam's resident's religion is Islam, urban area's are dominated by them. While Buddhist and Christians are significant minorities with a small number of Hindu population.[5]
Source:statistics.gov.lk
Education
National Schools:[6]
- Ananda National School
- Zahira College
- President's Science College
Provincial Schools
- Puttalam Hindu Central College
- Thillayadi Muslim Maha Vidhyalaya
- Zahira Primary School
Notable people
- Sahan Adeesha Cricketer, was born in Puttalam
- Tariq Hisny Composer and Singer, was born in Puttalam
- Abdul Baiz Kamardeen - Politician, Former Chairman of Puttalam Urban Council
- Ali Sabri Raheem - Politician, Member of Parliament
References
- "The Chairman of puttalam urban council died following a road accident".
- "Sri Lanka: Provinces, Districts, Divisional Secretariats, Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts".
- "Puttalam Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- "Ever Recorded Daily Extreme Values" (PDF). Department of Meteorology. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2012Visualization/htdocs/index.php?usecase=indicator&action=DSMap&indId=10&district=Puttalam&Legend=3# statistics.gov.lk
- "Provincial Department of Education - North Western". nwpedu.lk. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Puttalam.
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На других языках
[de] Puttalam
Puttalam (Sinhala පුත්තලම) ist eine 45.000-Einwohner-Stadt an der Westküste Sri Lankas und Hauptort des gleichnamigen Verwaltungsdistrikts.- [en] Puttalam
[ru] Путталам (город)
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